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Guest opinion: Recycling batteries key to protecting our planet

Each year Americans throw away more than three billion batteries constituting 180,000 tons of hazardous material and the…

Don Brunell

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Guest opinion: Japanese hydrogen pilot may work in Washington state

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were billed as the “Hydrogen Olympics!” Then along came COVID-19 and sporting events worldwide…

Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He recently retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at thebrunells@msn.com.

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Guest Opinion: Stop, rethink Washington state’s long term care law

Time is short, but action is necessary!

Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He recently retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at thebrunells@msn.com.

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Guest Opinion: Massive reforestation effort needed

Massive forest fires in western parts of our country are not only choking us with layers of thick…

Don Brunell

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Guest opinion: Bumper car therapy

Over the last 40 years our family has vacationed at the same place on the beach. While the…

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Guest opinion: Power of our interconnected grid with ample supply

How about some good news coming out of our record-breaking (extreme) heat wave?

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Guest opinion: Family tree farms key to cutting greenhouse gases

As climate change concerns grow, researchers are turning to small tree farmers for help. Actually, they have been…

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Guest opinon: Water has greenhouse gas problems

In our zest to quickly switch from gas-powered to battery-operated vehicles and to convert our power grid to…

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Guest opinion: Land is wild card in Biden’s green gamble

Shortly after President Biden took office, he issued the sweeping executive order to transition America to total —…

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Guest opinion: Ignoring China’s grip on critical metals production is not an option

China’s growing dominance of critical metals production and its vast stockpiles is setting off global alarms as economies…

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Guest opinion: Build our future electricity supply around hydropower

Although New Zealand and Washington state are located a half-a-world apart, they have lots in common: beautiful seashores,…

Don Brunell

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Guest Opinion: Unemployment insurance intended for workers as bridge between jobs

When Congress established the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) in 1935, it was intended to provide temporary and…

Don Brunell

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Guest opinion: TVW is antidote for dwindling trust in media

America’s media is suffering from a truth deficit leaving many to wonder where to go for honest, reliable…